St. helena highlights
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Astronomy Workshop
Outdoor activities
Explore the wonders of the polar skies, practice navigating with a sextant, and learn the basics of modern and historical astronomy.
Bird Watching
Experiences
Enjoy birding together with fellow birders and visit remote places with rare bird-species.
Bird species on St. Helena
Experiences
Though lacking most of its endemic species, this remote island offers an abundance of photogenic birdlife
Blue Whale
Wildlife
The largest-known creatures the Earth has ever produced have lifespans comparable to ours, though not hearts: Theirs can outweigh most vehicles
Fin Whale
Wildlife
Akin to their blue whale relatives both in size and the low frequency of their song, these "razorbacks" have asymmetrically colored faces thought to help them while hunting
Flora and Fauna of St. Helena
Experiences
Exotic but endangered plant life supporting equally exceptional wildlife
Green Turtle
Wildlife
A remnant from the days of the dinosaurs, these cold-blooded herbivores cannot retract into their shells like many other turtle species
Hiking on St. Helena
Experiences
Explore one of Earth’s most far-off islands the old-fashioned way: by foot
Humpback Whale
Wildlife
Also known as "great-winged newfoundlanders" for their wing-like flippers, these cetaceans earned their more contemporary name by the way they bow their backs before a dive
Killer Whale
Wildlife
Technically a kind of dolphin, orcas were once thought to appear as whales in the summer and wolves in the winter
Minke Whale
Wildlife
Though the smallest of the fin whales, these migrating mammals can let out a cry as loud as a plane taking off
Napoleon's house on St. Helena
Experiences
The island exile where one of history’s greatest tacticians spent his final years
Sei Whale
Wildlife
Among the largest of their parvorder, these "winged whales" usually prefer warmer waters than their polar-traveling baleen relatives
Shearwater
Wildlife
These sea birds claim the longest migration of any animal ever recorded, which partially explains why so little is yet known about them
Shore-Based Walking
Experiences
Explore the last true wilderness of our planet on foot, and absorb the beauty of the polar regions at your own pace
Sperm Whale
Wildlife
The inspiration for the white whale of Moby Dick, sperm whales have the largest heads, biggest brains, and make the loudest sound of any animal on Earth
